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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 10, 2009 4:20:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2009 4:20:43 GMT Deleted
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16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 10, 2009 4:39:18 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2009 4:39:18 GMT

I do not have any precision instruments for measuring, as I only have a tape measure and a postal scale. The dimensions are as follows:

Sword Weight: 1 lb. 14 oz.
Scabbard Weight: 1 lb. 3 oz.

Overall length: 39 3/4"
Blade length: 34 1/4"
Blade width at ricasso: 1 1/8"
Blade thickness at ricasso: 1/4"
Blade sharpening begins 8" from the guard, with 6 3/4" of the false edge being sharpened

Guard width at widest point: 4 1/16"
Guard width at pommel: 5/8"
Guard depth (not including the quillon): ~4 1/4"

The guard, at its widest, is balanced as follows: ~1 1/2" on the inboard side of the blade, and ~2 1/4" on the outboard side of the blade

The guard is approximately 1/16" thick, but without calipers it is hard to get an accurate measurement.

Scabbard length: 35 9/16"

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16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 10, 2009 4:42:24 GMT

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Post by hotspur on Aug 10, 2009 4:42:24 GMT

Another delightful story for you to have shared and another neat sword (albiet Brit ish). I poke fun at that but they are really very nicely put together swords that bely the thought that swords were widely unused during the 19th century. That is possibly more true about America than any other battlegrounds.

I had only a glimpse of handling a pair of fighters you had brought down to Hartford last fall and hope you are able to make it to the R.I. ad hoc gathering and exhibition in September (that reminds me I should bump those up here and there).

Cheers

Hotspur; These sturdy half baskets look nice and sturdy, without the effite look of the gohtic winding vine branched guard routine.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 10, 2009 13:02:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2009 13:02:58 GMT A truly beautiful, no-nonsense fighting sword, with a great history to go with it! You have my envy, sir! (and a karma, to go with it ) Do you have an idea where the PoB is? Thanks Jonathan! Cheers Marc E

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16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 10, 2009 15:09:55 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2009 15:09:55 GMT

Glen,
Thank you for your comments.

The appeal of the swords, besides their aesthetics and provenance, is that the sword was still a viable weapon for the British officer in the 19th century--given the colonial context of their warfare. The 1850s really spawned an awareness amongst British officers that their swords were more than pointers and ornament. The Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny were the catalysts that popularized the Patent Solid Hilt and non-regulation fighting swords such as the scroll hilt.

Marc,
Thank you for having a look! I will check the PoB tonight.

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 11, 2009 2:38:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2009 2:38:22 GMT Marc, The PoB is approximately 5 1/4" from the guard.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Aug 11, 2009 11:47:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2009 11:47:35 GMT Ah, thanks Jonathan! I thought it might be about there. Must be a joy in the hand! Thanks again for sharing it with us. Cheers Marc E

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt Sept 4, 2009 15:35:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2009 15:35:11 GMT Very nice sword , looks to be in great shape. ;D Thanks for sharing the History. A Delight to read.
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16th Bengal Cavalry Officer's Scroll Hilt

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